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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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