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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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