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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key 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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