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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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