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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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