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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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