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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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