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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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