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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key 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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