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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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