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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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