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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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