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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates 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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