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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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