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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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