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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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