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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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