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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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