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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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