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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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