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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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