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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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