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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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