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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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