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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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