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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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