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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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