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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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