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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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