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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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