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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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