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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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