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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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