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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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