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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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