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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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