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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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