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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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