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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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