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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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