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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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