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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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