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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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