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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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