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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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