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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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