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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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