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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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