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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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