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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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