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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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