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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low 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 learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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