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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student 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 electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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