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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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