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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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