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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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