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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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