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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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