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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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