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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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