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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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