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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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