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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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