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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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