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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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