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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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