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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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