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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 (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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