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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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