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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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