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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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