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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part 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 almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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