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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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