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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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