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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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