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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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