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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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