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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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