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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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