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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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