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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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