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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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