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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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