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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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