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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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