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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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