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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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