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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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