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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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