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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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