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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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