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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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