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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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