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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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