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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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