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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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