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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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