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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 gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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