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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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