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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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