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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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