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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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