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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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