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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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