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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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