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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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