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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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