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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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