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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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