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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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