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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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