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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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