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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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