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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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