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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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