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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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