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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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