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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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