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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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