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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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