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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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