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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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