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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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