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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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