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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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