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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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