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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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