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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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