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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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