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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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