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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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