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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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