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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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