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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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