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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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