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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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