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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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