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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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