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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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