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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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