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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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