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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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