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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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