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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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