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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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