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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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