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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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