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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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