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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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