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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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