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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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