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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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