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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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