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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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