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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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