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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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