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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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