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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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