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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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