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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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