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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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