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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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