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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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