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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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