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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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