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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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