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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education