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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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