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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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