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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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