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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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