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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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