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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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