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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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