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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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