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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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