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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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