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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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