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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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