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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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