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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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