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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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