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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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