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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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