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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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