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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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