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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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