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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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