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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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