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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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