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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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