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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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