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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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