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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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