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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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