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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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