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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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