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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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