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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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