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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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