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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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