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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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