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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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