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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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