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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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