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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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