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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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