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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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