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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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