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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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