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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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