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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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