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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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