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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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