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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low 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 online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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