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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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