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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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