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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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