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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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