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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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