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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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