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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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