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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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