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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take part 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. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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