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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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