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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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