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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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