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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the 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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