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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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