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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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