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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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