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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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