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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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