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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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