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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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