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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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