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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)