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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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