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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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