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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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