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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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