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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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