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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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