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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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