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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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