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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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