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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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