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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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