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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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