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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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