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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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