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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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