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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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