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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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