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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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