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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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