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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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