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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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