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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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