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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the 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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