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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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