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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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