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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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