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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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