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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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