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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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