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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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