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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)