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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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