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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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