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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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