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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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