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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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