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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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