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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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