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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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