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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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