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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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