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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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