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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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