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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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