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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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