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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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