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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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