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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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