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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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 online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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