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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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