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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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