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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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