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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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