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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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