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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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