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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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