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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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