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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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