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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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