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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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