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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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