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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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