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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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