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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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