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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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