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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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