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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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