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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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