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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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