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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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