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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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