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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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