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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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