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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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