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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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