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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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