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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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