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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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