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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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