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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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