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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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