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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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