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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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