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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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