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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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