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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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