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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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