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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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