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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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