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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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