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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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