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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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