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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important 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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