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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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