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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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