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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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