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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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