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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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