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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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