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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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