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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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