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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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