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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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