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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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