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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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