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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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