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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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