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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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