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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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