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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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