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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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