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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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