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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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