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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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