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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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