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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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