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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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