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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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