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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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