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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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