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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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