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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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