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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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