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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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