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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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