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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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