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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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