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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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