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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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