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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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