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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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