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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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