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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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