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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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