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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the 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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