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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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