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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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