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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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