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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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