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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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