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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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