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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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