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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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