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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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