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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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