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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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