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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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