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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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