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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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