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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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