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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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