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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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