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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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