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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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