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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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