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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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