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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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