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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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