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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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