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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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