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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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