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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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