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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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