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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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