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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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