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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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