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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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