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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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