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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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