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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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