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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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