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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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