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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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