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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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