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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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