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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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