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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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