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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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