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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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