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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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