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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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