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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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