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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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