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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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