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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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