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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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