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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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