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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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