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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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