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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources