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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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