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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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