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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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