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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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