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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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