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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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