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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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