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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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