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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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