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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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