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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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