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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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