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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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