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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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