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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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