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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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