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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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