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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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