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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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