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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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