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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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