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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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