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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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