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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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