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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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