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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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