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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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