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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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