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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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