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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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