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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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