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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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