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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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