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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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