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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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