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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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