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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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