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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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