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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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