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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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