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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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