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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major 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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