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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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