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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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