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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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