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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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