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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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