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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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