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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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