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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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