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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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