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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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