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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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