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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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