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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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