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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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