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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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