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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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