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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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