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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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