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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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