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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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