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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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