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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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