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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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