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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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