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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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