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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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