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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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