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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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