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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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