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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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