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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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