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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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