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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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