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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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