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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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