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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses 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 open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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