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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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