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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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