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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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