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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies 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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