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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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