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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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