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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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 massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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